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title: "Concepts"
linkTitle: "Concepts"
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description: >
  What do you need to know about Amazon Genomics CLI in order to use it - or potentially contribute to it? 
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For a general introduction to the AWS Genomics CLI, refer to the [Overview]( {{< ref "/docs/Overview/" >}} ).

Amazon Genomics CLI uses a handful of core concepts to abstract the deployment of infrastructure needed to run workflows and to organize
workflows and dependencies. Gaining an understanding of the concepts below will help you understand how Amazon Genomics CLI works and how it is
organized.